‘Unsubtle’ Gatland’s feeling the pressure, says Johnson January 26, 2011 ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson has hit back at Warren Gatland after the Wales coach accused Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley of being a weak link. Gatland fanned the flames ahead of next week’s RBS 6 Nations opener in Cardiff by saying Hartley “imploded” against South Africa in November and “goes to pieces”. But Johnson retorted: “He [...]
Murray eases into last four and he’ll avoid injured Nadal January 26, 2011 ANDY MURRAY overcame the disappointment of dropping the first set of his Australian Open campaign to make it through to the semi-finals following a four set win over Alexandr Dolgopolov. The British No1 came through a testing encounter against the unorthodox Ukrainian 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, and will face David Ferrer in the last [...]
Elbow injury forces Henin into second retirement January 26, 2011 FORMER world No1 Justine Henin has been forced to retire from tennis for a second time due to an ongoing elbow injury. Henin, who lost against Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round of the Australian Open last weekend, revealed that her elbow had been damaged during her exertions in Melbourne. “In these recent months [...]
Strauss: England can win this series January 26, 2011 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss believes his side are capable of a miraculous comeback victory in their one-day series against Australia after finally getting off the mark at the fourth attempt in Adelaide. Inspired by a century from Jonathan Trott, who also picked up two wickets, England recorded a victory by 21 runs and now trail [...]
Pantsil’s present keeps Dalglish’s winning run going January 26, 2011 LIVERPOOL’S recovery under Kenny Dalglish gathered further momentum last night as John Pantsil’s own goal gifted the Reds a 1-0 win over Fulham at Anfield. The three points moved the Merseysiders up into seventh in the Premier League table, their highest position of the season, and victory secured back-to-back wins for the first time since [...]
West Ham could sue over stadium ruling, say lawyers January 25, 2011 WEST HAM would have a strong argument for seeking a judicial review and could even claim damages if they lose out to Tottenham in the battle for the Olympic Stadium, legal experts have told Morning Wire The Hammers could argue for a review on the grounds that such a decision would be unfair, say lawyers, [...]
Legacy boss: ‘Noise’ won’t influence us January 25, 2011 LEGACY chiefs insist they will not be pressured into any decisions over who takes over the numerous Olympic venues after the London 2012 Games. Debate has raged over whether West Ham or Tottenham should move into the stadium, with some of the most powerful men in the sports world fanning the flames. Today bidders are [...]
Wenger: Arsenal are ready to deliver January 25, 2011 ARSENAL 3 vs IPSWICH 0 Arsenal win 3-1 on aggregate ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has told his players that an end to their six-year trophy drought is theirs for the taking after they swept Ipswich aside to reach the Carling Cup final. A superb strike from Nicklas Bendtner, a Laurent Koscielny header and a breakaway [...]
Berbatov strike stretches United’s lead to five points January 25, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED staged an astonishing second-half recovery to record a 3-2 win at Blackpool and open up a five-point gap over Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. The leaders looked set to surrender their unbeaten record when they trailed at the break to goals from former United defender Craig Cathcart and DJ Campbell. United [...]
Sky sack Gray after 20 years for unacceptable behaviour January 25, 2011 SKY PUNDIT Andy Gray was sacked yesterday after further allegations of sexist behaviour emerged. The 55-year-old was stood down from Monday night’s coverage of Chelsea’s match at Bolton, following comments made about female referee Sian Massey (below) before Saturday’s match between Wolves and Liverpool. But after fresh evidence emerged yesterday, Sky felt compelled to take [...]